Keir Starmer
The veteran Tory and City lobbyist advising Starmer’s business team
Iain Anderson’s newfound love for Labour has raised eyebrows across Westminster and worried some in the party
Keir Starmer
Rachel Reeves
The BlackRock letters: inside Labour's 'close partnership'
The business secretary told the head of a major global investment banker that he looked forward to working together to “change the face of our United Kingdom"
Keir Starmer
Revealed: No 10 advisor involved in AI policy has financial interests in AI
Varun Chandra left an MI6-linked consultancy to join Starmer’s government, but he still has a stake in its AI-backing investment fund
Keir Starmer
Labour given £4m from tax haven-based hedge fund with shares in oil and arms
Quadrature’s donation is noteworthy not just for being Labour’s largest-ever, but for its timing ahead of election
Keir Starmer
Concerts, clothes and New York breaks: New ministers take £170,000 of gifts
Starmer has accepted more than anybody else since start of 2023, raising questions over what donors get in return
Keir Starmer
Inside the Westminster networking events where lobbyists and politicians mix
No 10 refused to say who attended a Downing Street business reception. So Dark Arts found out
Keir Starmer
The army of private sector secondees who helped Labour win
Private firms have given Labour £1.8m worth of secondments and pro-bono work since 2022. What do they get in return?
Keir Starmer
Lovebombed by lobbyists: How Labour became the party of Big Business
An openDemocracy investigation reveals the secretive mass lobbying campaign that shaped Starmer's policies